3 Rock Songs From 1983 That Every 80s Kid Can Still Sing Along With Today
Three rock songs released in 1983 remain widely recognisable to many listeners who grew up in the 1980s.
– Duran Duran’s “Is There Something I Should Know?” was the band’s second UK Top 10 single and later appeared on a US reissue of its debut album.
– Men At Work’s “It’s A Mistake”, written by Colin Hay as an anti-war protest, became the group’s final Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit.
– Def Leppard’s “Photograph”, from Pyromania and partly inspired by a Marilyn Monroe poster, became the band’s first number-one single.
- Three enduring rock singles from 1983 are highlighted.
- Men At Work’s song was an anti-war protest.
- “Photograph” helped establish Def Leppard’s success.